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Laing O’Rourke: FD hits out at contractors chasing volume, says contracts in the industry have been ‘skewed’ and margins are no longer reflecting the risks involved; elsewhere, CN looks into what went wrong for the company in Canada, with the largest healthcare construction job in North America – CHUM – meant to herald a new era for the firm. But how did it end up inflicting losses running to tens of millions of pounds? Project Report: Bam’s Hull Venue will create a lasting legacy for ...

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An influential MP has added his voice to calls for more Government cash for construction training.Labour MP Ron Leighton chairs the House of Commons employment select committee, which last week demanded an urgent review of youth training.He said: 'I think the Government will need to spend much more to give more training places to assist construction firms which are struggling to survive.'I think it is a scandal that construction training has been allowed to drop. Youth training in general ...